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Val Ferret, Courmayeur - Caltha palustris L.
S. Poponessi1, M. Aleffi2, F. Maneli1, R. Venanzoni1 & D. Gigante1
1Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Italy.
2School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, Plant Diversity & Ecosystems Management Unit, Bryology Laboratory & Herbarium, University of Camerino, Italy.
doi: 10.7338/pls2018551/03
abstract The first overview of the bryophytic vegetation of the Mediterranean temporary ponds in Umbria region is reported. Phytosociological relevés were carried out in a scattered system of ephemeral pools, where seasonal fluctuation in the water level is the main driving factor. By applying Braun-Blanquet's approach to sample the bryo-communities and multivariate analysis tools to analyse data, the identification of some bryophyte communities was possible, one of which is here described as new association. It is Entosthodono fascicularidis-Archidietum alternifolii ass. nova, referable to the class Psoretea decipientis. The other bryo-communities have been framed into the classes Cladonio digitatae-Lepidozietea reptantis, Ceratodonto purpurei-Polytrichetea piliferii and Psoretea decipientis again. |
keywords biodiversity, conservation, habitat 3170*, moss vegetation, phytosociology |